The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for March 24, 2025
Feature: Charlie Chan at the Opera
Chat Number: 1,300
Extra:
(none)
Participants:
Barbie Dahl
Burt
Godwinshelley
hounder
Mike in DC
Nothere
Paul Minturn
Phil
Rich in Maine
Rush
03-24 18:28
Rush:
03-24 18:42
MIke in DC:
hi Rush!
03-24 18:43
Rush:
Hi, Mike!
Good evening!
How arer you tonight?
03-24 18:43
MIke in DC:
Same to you. Doing well…just got home from my flight from Ann Arbor.
03-24 18:44
Rush:
Thank you for the availability note for Warren, OH.
AH! How is Rachel doing?
03-24 18:44
MIke in DC:
She’s doing well. Gave a great concert while I was there. 
03-24 18:45
MIke in DC:
Got to spend my whole spring break week with her, so it was very nice
03-24 18:46
Rush:
Wonderful regarding the concert as well as your stay!
Very good!
03-24 18:46
MIke in DC:
Is there some interest in the Warren OH get-together?
03-24 18:46
Rush:
We shall see.
03-24 18:48
Rush:
Lou seems to be indicating that things are filling up already for mid-August there, but, I think that there HAVE to be alternatives for accommodations…and also cheaper than $200-plus per night.
03-24 18:48
MIke in DC:
I’m sure we can find something…even in a nearby town.
I didn’t realize it was such a tourist destination.
03-24 18:49
Rush:
Yes, that’s what I was thinking.
Me neither!
03-24 18:49
MIke in DC:
Charlie can draw them in anywhere. 
03-24 18:49
Rush:
Also, we will see just what the actual interest is for this, of course.
Yes.
03-24 18:50
MIke in DC:
It’s a perfect location for us…1/2way in between DC and Michigan
03-24 18:50
Rush:
Yes, a reasonable ride from where I live as well.
03-24 18:51
MIke in DC:
Ah. I just googled. I see there’s a “grand resort” in Warren! Posh!
03-24 18:51
Rush:
Would Rachel be coming with you?
03-24 18:51
MIke in DC:
Absolutely. Gotta have Mike n Rachel in person.
03-24 18:52
Rush:
A “grand resort” sounds a bit …”grand.”
Very good!
03-24 18:52
MIke in DC:
We’ll take the “Diggers Suite” at the resort lol
03-24 18:53
Rush:
03-24 18:54
Rush:
Maybe tonight we can get a “feel” for who would actually like to attend.
03-24 18:55
MIke in DC:
That would be great. Hopefully there will be some interest and we can have a fun evening or two.
03-24 18:55
Rush:
We are still nearly 5 months out…seems to mee that is enough lead time.
03-24 18:56
MIke in DC:
I think so too. A trip to Hawaii would need more planning, but this is much more simple (and vastly less expensive)
03-24 18:56
Rush:
Yes.
And, I think that we can and should keep it “economical.”
03-24 18:57
MIke in DC:
Yes…it’s easier to make a few days to do it if it’s not costing an arm and a leg in travel costs.
03-24 18:58
Rush:
Agreed!
03-24 18:58
MIke in DC:
For me, the main point would be to meet all the folks we’ve been chatting with over the years. If I want a fancy vacation, I’d probably pick a different locale than Warren, OH.
03-24 18:59
Rush:
Exactly!
03-24 18:59
MIke in DC:
Like, say, Tahiti.
03-24 18:59
Rush:
In fact, I will be traveling to Honolulu with my family in June.
Ah…Tahiti…
I was there long ago.
03-24 19:00
Rush:
15 minutes till showtime….
Paul!
WELCOME!!!
03-24 19:00
Paul Minturn:
got here early this week
03-24 19:00
MIke in DC:
Never been to Tahiti..but it seems glamourous and exotic
03-24 19:00
Louise:
Howdy, all
03-24 19:00
MIke in DC:
Hi Paul!
and…Louise!
03-24 19:00
Rush:
And…Louise!
03-24 19:01
Rush:
Good evening to YOU!
How are you doing this evening, Louise and Paul?
03-24 19:01
Louise:
I am in New York so can’t stay for the movie. And I am in New York because we are going to the opera!!!
03-24 19:02
Rush:
Very good!
PERFECT!
03-24 19:02
Louise:
Hopefully no one gets murdered
03-24 19:02
Rush:
Tell us if you spot CC and Gravelle!
03-24 19:02
Nothere:
Raindrops keep falling on Gravelle.
03-24 19:03
Rush:
Now, if you tell us you will be seeing “Carnival,” I will REALLY be bowled over!
NT!
WELCOME!
03-24 19:04
Louise:
Get this: the opera is “Moby Dick”!!!
03-24 19:04
Rush:
Interesting!
03-24 19:04
Phil:
Aloha Chan friends!
03-24 19:04
Rush:
Phil!
GREETINGS!
03-24 19:05
Phil:
Good to see you G
03-24 19:05
Nothere:
They call her Louise Ishmeal
03-24 19:06
Rush:
Louise, before you leave, does it seem as if you could make a meeting in Warren, OH on the weekend of August 15?
We are trying to get a tentative number together.
03-24 19:06
Phil:
You know Rush, I have a close friend back here with your last name.
03-24 19:06
Godwinshelley:
Greetings all
03-24 19:06
Louise:
Not sure, Rush. Still working out summer travel plans.
03-24 19:06
Rush:
Ok.
03-24 19:06
Nothere:
Hello God.
03-24 19:06
Rush:
WELCOME, Hounder and GS!
03-24 19:06
Nothere:
Hey Hound
03-24 19:06
Phil:
I think I can make that Rush.
03-24 19:07
Rush:
Okay, Phil.
03-24 19:07
hounder:
hi everyone. waiting while my puter works on finishing up rebooting.
03-24 19:07
Nothere:
Wait Hound> Opera? Everyone prepare for wet dog smell.
03-24 19:07
Phil:
Hey GS and NT
03-24 19:07
Nothere:
Hey Phil
03-24 19:07
hounder:
lol@nt
03-24 19:07
Rush:
Please email me at charliechanfamily@yahoo.com
03-24 19:07
Phil:
Hey Hounder
03-24 19:07
MIke in DC:
Good eves, everyone. GS, NT, hounder, Phil
03-24 19:07
Godwinshelley:
Any decisions on possible lodging?
03-24 19:08
Rush:
7 minutes to go….
Not as yet.
03-24 19:08
Phil:
Hey Mike. good to see you.
03-24 19:08
hounder:
hi mike
03-24 19:08
Rush:
Mike and I were taling about seeking out reasonable accommodations.
03-24 19:08
Phil:
Rusg who were you telling to email you?
03-24 19:08
MIke in DC:
There IS a “grand resort” in Warren, OH
03-24 19:09
Rush:
You and anyone interested in attending.
03-24 19:09
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Rush!👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 19:09
Rush:
Then we can see if the numbers warrand a gathering.
03-24 19:09
Nothere:
Hey Barbie.
03-24 19:09
Rush:
BD!
03-24 19:09
Phil:
Hi BD
03-24 19:09
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Hounder👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 19:09
Rush:
Good evening to you!
03-24 19:09
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Phil👋🏻🤗💜
Hello Nothere 👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 19:09
Rush:
5 minutes to go….
03-24 19:09
hounder:
hi barbie
03-24 19:10
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Mike👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 19:10
MIke in DC:
Hello Barbie!
03-24 19:10
Barbie Dahl:
Hello GS👋🏻🤗💜🌹
03-24 19:10
Godwinshelley:
Hi B
03-24 19:10
Rush:
Please pause at the OPENING TITLT….
“CC at the Opera”
03-24 19:10
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Louise👋🏻🤗💜🌹
03-24 19:11
hounder:
hi louise
03-24 19:11
Nothere:
If you can’t read Margeret Irvings name you are gonna get a Gravelle visit.
03-24 19:11
Rush:
Here is the online link to our movie…
03-24 19:12
Rush:
THREE MINUTES…
03-24 19:12
MIke in DC:
Is Margaret Irving the bad guy?
03-24 19:12
Nothere:
<GENTELMEN START YOUR ENGINES>
03-24 19:12
Barbie Dahl:
That is a horrifying eventuality, “a Gravelle visit.” Gravelle is a terrible lip-syncher, truly horrifying.
03-24 19:12
Nothere:
How could she be. No one has done anything bad yet.
03-24 19:13
Rush:
TWO MINUTES….
03-24 19:13
Nothere:
Just a quiet night at the opera. Should I get a cumberbund?
03-24 19:13
Barbie Dahl:
What shorts did I miss?
03-24 19:13
Godwinshelley:
Wasn’t Boris just saying italian words during the opera overdub?
03-24 19:13
MIke in DC:
She has a wicked look in her “i”s, NT
03-24 19:13
Rush:
A “soup and fish”, NT….
03-24 19:13
Barbie Dahl:
The party of the first part… oooops! Wrong night, different opera.😝
03-24 19:14
Rush:
60 seconds…
03-24 19:14
Barbie Dahl:
I think he was saying, “spam, spam, spam, spam…”
03-24 19:14
Rich in Maine:
evening all !
03-24 19:14
Nothere:
Is my word good enough for you? No. There go two more clauses.
03-24 19:14
Rush:
50 seconds…
03-24 19:14
Godwinshelley:
Ah – a Chico fan – or are you a Groucho fan
03-24 19:14
Nothere:
Hey Rich
03-24 19:14
Rush:
40 seconds…
03-24 19:14
MIke in DC:
“lovely spam, wonderful spam”
03-24 19:14
tenman:
Hola todos!
03-24 19:14
Rush:
30 seconds…
03-24 19:14
Nothere:
You know your all in for Zeppo
03-24 19:14
Rush:
25…
03-24 19:14
Barbie Dahl:
Grouch first among equals. All three excelled
03-24 19:14
Godwinshelley:
Keye has good billing on this one
03-24 19:14
Rush:
20…
15…
03-24 19:14
Rich in Maine:
hi NT, Barbie, GS, hounder, Louise, Mike, Phil, Rush and Tenman!
03-24 19:14
Rush:
10…
5…
03-24 19:15
MIke in DC:
10-man
03-24 19:15
Rush:
GO!!!
Title….
Music….
03-24 19:15
MIke in DC:
Hi Tenman and Rich
03-24 19:15
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Rich, just in👋🏻🤗💜 time
03-24 19:15
Rush:
Credits….
03-24 19:15
Rich in Maine:
opera glasses ready
03-24 19:15
Nothere:
Go to a mental instittion? Oh no. Your n ot locking me up.
03-24 19:15
hounder:
hi tenman and rich
03-24 19:15
Rush:
Hello, TM and Rich!
03-24 19:15
MIke in DC:
The Opera!
03-24 19:15
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Tenman👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 19:15
Rich in Maine:
yes BD
03-24 19:15
Rush:
WELCOME!!!!
03-24 19:15
Phil:
Hey Rich
03-24 19:16
Nothere:
<KATHOOM>
03-24 19:16
Godwinshelley:
So would this Opera by Levant be something that would show up on a musical theater trivia night?
03-24 19:16
Rush:
A perfect night for an asylum breakout!
03-24 19:16
MIke in DC:
It would be a great entry, GS
03-24 19:16
Rush:
Possibly, GS!
03-24 19:16
Godwinshelley:
Who would know about it otherwise?
03-24 19:17
Rush:
Not many.
03-24 19:17
Barbie Dahl:
Just us music needs, GS
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAM!
03-24 19:17
Rush:
“Carnival” was written especially for this movie.
03-24 19:17
Barbie Dahl:
*music NERDS
03-24 19:18
Rush:
True.
03-24 19:18
Godwinshelley:
And there is a devil? in this opera
03-24 19:18
Rich in Maine:
play misty for me…
03-24 19:18
Rush:
GS…BORIS KARLOFF performs tonight….!
03-24 19:18
hounder:
am amazed they let him have a tie in the asylum
03-24 19:18
MIke in DC:
But I bet it got recycled into other things he wrote, Rush
03-24 19:18
Nothere:
Bribed by a paper. I’d copmplain about how sdmall that is, but given Gravelles circumstances.
03-24 19:18
Rush:
Uh oh…the stare…
03-24 19:19
MIke in DC:
Not sure about a can here…
03-24 19:19
Rush:
I think he was only “overcome” by Gravelle.
03-24 19:19
Barbie Dahl:
Knocked out
03-24 19:19
Phil:
I thought i saw some movement there Mike
03-24 19:19
MIke in DC:
OK. Gravelle wouldn’t actually kill anyone….
03-24 19:20
Rich in Maine:
yup, not dead yet
03-24 19:20
Nothere:
Notice they never explain where Gravelle got the change of clothes.
03-24 19:20
Rush:
Actuall Los Angeles streets mentioned on that radio call.
03-24 19:20
Nothere:
It was Dick Tracy. He objected to BB eyes death.
03-24 19:20
Rush:
03-24 19:21
tenman:
Someone posted a site on FB which seems to have all the Chans without ads, which beats YouTube. I haven’t had much time to check it out but it seems they’re all there, some with foreign language subtitles, some with the titles given (on the page link) in other languages but the films the same English language versions we’re used to. Anyone familiar with the site?
03-24 19:21
Godwinshelley:
So Boris was only 49 (a youngster) when he made this film
03-24 19:21
tenman:
“Chop Suay”?? LOL
03-24 19:21
Rush:
Yes, TM. We have used this address last year for a few of the Monograms that were not on Youtube.
Thank you.
03-24 19:22
Nothere:
At least 13 times committed crime.
03-24 19:22
Rich in Maine:
colorized versions !
03-24 19:22
Rush:
Colorized is okay.
As long as we have access to them.
03-24 19:22
Nothere:
That camera small. Insopector not bet on horses.
03-24 19:23
tenman:
It would be weird, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a couple in color just to see if it harms the film experience in any way.
03-24 19:23
Rush:
It’s interesting how many times some sort of cigarette comes into play!
03-24 19:23
tenman:
Are there any anywhere now?
03-24 19:24
Rich in Maine:
the fur arrives
03-24 19:24
Nothere:
Yep. You aren’t allowed to show them on tv, and vapes have taken over, but theor still around,.
03-24 19:24
Rush:
03-24 19:25
Phil:
Man that fur must weigh 10 pounds
03-24 19:25
Barbie Dahl:
Love the veiled hat and elbow length glove effect. So chic.
03-24 19:25
Rush:
03-24 19:25
Nothere:
Sounds madphobic to me.
03-24 19:25
Paul Minturn:
William Demerest has ALWAYS been OLD
03-24 19:25
Rush:
Note the differences in the two papers.
03-24 19:25
MIke in DC:
Charlie is trying to figure these two out
03-24 19:26
Rush:
Tonight’s fur.
03-24 19:26
Barbie Dahl:
Numbers and adverts, Rush
03-24 19:26
Nothere:
Erik objects
03-24 19:26
MIke in DC:
Hm, Rush. Two different editions
03-24 19:26
Godwinshelley:
Demerest was 44
03-24 19:26
Rich in Maine:
he uses perfume ! oh no
03-24 19:26
Nothere:
One was the late edition.
03-24 19:26
Rush:
But a young man at the time….
03-24 19:26
Paul Minturn:
he looks ALMOST as old as he was in MY THREE SONS
03-24 19:26
Barbie Dahl:
Dearest was 88 when he was 44😝
03-24 19:27
Nothere:
He’s in the opera. Not only perfume but probably makeup
03-24 19:27
Barbie Dahl:
*DEMAREST
03-24 19:27
Phil:
Tom Conway’
03-24 19:27
Barbie Dahl:
Tim Conway’s dad?😝
03-24 19:27
Nothere:
The entire city of L.a. and Lee just happpens to use the same shop.
03-24 19:28
Rush:
Maybe, BUT, the one at the bottm was the one Gravell looked at, and the other was the one CC saw at police headquarters, which was torn up and stomped on by Gravelle!
03-24 19:28
Barbie Dahl:
Little town, L.A….
03-24 19:28
Rush:
03-24 19:29
MIke in DC:
“Say it with flowers”. Orchids?
03-24 19:29
Barbie Dahl:
Same paper Rush. Looks like someone in the evidence room needs a good stern talking to!👈🏻
03-24 19:29
Nothere:
Black roses
03-24 19:29
Rush:
Not a happy florist there!
03-24 19:29
Rich in Maine:
should be lillies
03-24 19:29
Rush:
Yes, BD!
Another “Toy”….Miss Kwong Toy…
03-24 19:29
Barbie Dahl:
Say it with flowers, Do it with Black Lotus, Mike.
03-24 19:30
Nothere:
Get a bus and make all your college pals canecel their plans.
03-24 19:30
Rush:
YES!
03-24 19:30
Rich in Maine:
San Toy….get out the bathrobe sash
03-24 19:30
Barbie Dahl:
Very kewl, aerodynamic hat.
03-24 19:31
Rush:
Remember, we catch a glimpse of TOMMY in the line of fraternity actor stand-ins…
(SCREAM!!!!!)
03-24 19:31
hounder:
..
03-24 19:31
MIke in DC:
Untrustworthy baritones
03-24 19:31
Nothere:
He who trusts Baratone is in for a bad tone.
03-24 19:31
Rush:
Mrs. Joe Rocke.
03-24 19:31
Nothere:
<AHHHA>
03-24 19:31
Rich in Maine:
yes Rush
03-24 19:31
Burt:
Hey, we baritones aren’t that bad.
03-24 19:32
Nothere:
Mrs. Joe Rocke? Of course arrest the wax dummy.
03-24 19:32
MIke in DC:
Hi Burt…you’re getting a bad rap in this movie
03-24 19:32
Rush:
“Frankenstein” mentioned.
03-24 19:32
Barbie Dahl:
Hello Burt👋🏻🤗
03-24 19:32
Rush:
Certainly an “in-joke.”
03-24 19:32
Burt:
Hi!
03-24 19:32
tenman:
Oh how likely is it that Frankenstein woud walk in??? Hmmmm???
03-24 19:33
Rush:
Look for Tommy….
03-24 19:33
Barbie Dahl:
Early Easter Egg, Rush
03-24 19:33
Rush:
Third one.
03-24 19:33
tenman:
Hello Burt!
03-24 19:33
Rush:
There!
BURT!
WELCOME!!!
03-24 19:33
Barbie Dahl:
More like “shamble in,” tenman
03-24 19:33
hounder:
hi burt
uncle charlie
03-24 19:34
Nothere:
I am so over this overture.
03-24 19:34
Godwinshelley:
Son of Frankenstein came out the year before this film
03-24 19:34
Rush:
While we are all here….how many are reasonably sure that you could actually make a get-together on the weekend of August 15 in Warren, Ohio?
03-24 19:34
MIke in DC:
It’s only about 4 min. of music…had to use lots of repetitions of it
03-24 19:34
Godwinshelley:
Sorry – I meant Bride of Frankenstein (Son was 1939)
03-24 19:35
Rush:
That’s true, GS
03-24 19:35
Godwinshelley:
I’ll probably go
03-24 19:35
Rush:
Okay….
03-24 19:35
MIke in DC:
We’ll be there
03-24 19:35
Burt:
Sorry, I won’t be able to be there.
03-24 19:35
Rush:
Yes, TYSM…
Okay….
03-24 19:35
Nothere:
I regret Rush I am unlikey to make it. You’ll all have to do a bad dance for me.
03-24 19:35
tenman:
I’m a definite for the Warren gathering.
03-24 19:35
Rush:
Okay….:)
03-24 19:36
hounder:
I’m not able to come but am so excited for those of you who can go.
03-24 19:36
Rush:
TYSM….TM.
03-24 19:36
Nothere:
But first Gravelle must use the potty.
03-24 19:36
Rush:
03-24 19:36
MIke in DC:
Flames all around me!
03-24 19:37
Godwinshelley:
Paul – are you going to the August MonsterBash? It’s kind of in the same region as Warren.
03-24 19:37
Rush:
Thank you those who are interested or cam reasonably make it. Please email me at: charliechanfamily@yahoo.com
03-24 19:37
Barbie Dahl:
I’ll try my damndest to be there but, as of yet, unlikely.
03-24 19:38
Rush:
Okay, BD…!
03-24 19:38
Barbie Dahl:
Was that the “dlinky” guy?
03-24 19:38
Rush:
No.
03-24 19:38
Barbie Dahl:
Ha! You knew exactly who I was talking about, Rush!
03-24 19:39
Nothere:
But if the card was burned where did the card with the death threat come from?
03-24 19:39
Rush:
Eric Rhodes
03-24 19:40
MIke in DC:
Debonair villian
03-24 19:40
Barbie Dahl:
Definitely
03-24 19:40
Phil:
All opera houses must have secret passages.
03-24 19:40
Nothere:
Incognito until the fineto
03-24 19:41
Barbie Dahl:
There should be a Mustache Twirling emoji
03-24 19:41
Rush:
Pretty elaborate scene here!
03-24 19:41
Barbie Dahl:
Or, at least, Snidely Whiplash’s face emoji
03-24 19:41
Nothere:
Well the proper ones Phil. Small regional house can;t afford secret passages.
03-24 19:41
Burt:
Wasn’t the scenery left over from another movie?
03-24 19:42
Rich in Maine:
lots of extras
03-24 19:42
Barbie Dahl:
Big houses have trap doors all over the stage
03-24 19:42
Nothere:
Mustache to small to twir. So only Snidely’s cousn.
03-24 19:42
Rush:
“According to modern sources, director H. Bruce Humberstone borrowed some of the sets from Café Metropole for this film.”
03-24 19:42
Barbie Dahl:
Hah!
03-24 19:43
Nothere:
Cheap? My accusations are bargin at the least.
03-24 19:44
Rush:
That poor stage manager!
GRAVELLE!
03-24 19:44
Nothere:
Sorry Barelli but I trhink hyou’ll miss your cue.
03-24 19:45
Rush:
Oscar Levant, in his autobiographical writings, states that he was assigned to write an operatic sequence that would take advantage of a Mephistophelian costume that had been created for Lawrence Tibbett in a previous Twentieth Century-Fox film (presumably Under Your Spell). Levant also relates that the words for the opera were written originally in English by William Kernell and then translated into Italian by “studio linguists.”
03-24 19:45
Barbie Dahl:
Don’t say “cheap,” Nothere. Say “inexpensive.”
03-24 19:46
Rush:
“Baritone Tudor Williams provided Boris Karloff’s operatic singing voice.”
03-24 19:46
Nothere:
Everything turns up Gravelle. He just happens to take over on the night his character wears a mask so no one knows its him.
03-24 19:46
tenman:
I was just about to ask, thanks!
03-24 19:46
Rush:
03-24 19:47
Barbie Dahl:
SOMEONE had to “supply” it, Rush, cuz Boris wasn’t! 😂🤣
03-24 19:47
Nothere:
1930s autotune? <BRZZT>
03-24 19:47
Rush:
Lilli knows now….
03-24 19:47
MIke in DC:
Tudor Williams: https://archive.sfopera.com/tudor-williams
03-24 19:48
Barbie Dahl:
Truly terrible lip synching and he also forgot his breath mints that night. Poor woman!😉😝
03-24 19:48
Rush:
(applause…)
03-24 19:49
Nothere:
No I will not open up and thats Nothere not here.
03-24 19:49
Barbie Dahl:
03-24 19:49
Phil:
Cue the can
03-24 19:50
Rush:
TYSM….BD…
03-24 19:50
Barbie Dahl:
👌🏻😉👍🏻
03-24 19:50
MIke in DC:
ANOTHER Chan with multiple versions of a character in the plot. Seems to have been a tried and true device.
03-24 19:51
Rush:
True, Mike.
03-24 19:51
Nothere:
The boys have had their eyes cloised this whole time? Well that explains a lot.
03-24 19:51
Rush:
03-24 19:52
Phil:
Cue the can
03-24 19:52
Nothere:
One more time Barbie
03-24 19:52
Barbie Dahl:
03-24 19:53
Rush:
Last time we saw him, he tossed a scalpel at CC!
03-24 19:53
Barbie Dahl:
It’s not a kick… but I couldn’t resist!
03-24 19:53
Nothere:
Also not tin, b ut no ob jectio\n
03-24 19:53
Rush:
“Humility only defence against rightful blame.”
03-24 19:54
Rush:
“The show must go on” to the extreme!
03-24 19:54
Nothere:
Gravelle sneaks out tonight.
03-24 19:54
Rich in Maine:
and nobody in the audience panics and runs out?
03-24 19:55
Rush:
Ther audience probably is unaware of the murders.
03-24 19:55
Nothere:
WE have yet to know the audience knows.
03-24 19:55
Barbie Dahl:
Diehards!
03-24 19:55
Rush:
But what a story they cal later tell froends and family!!!
(can)
03-24 19:55
tenman:
Proper prounciation of ‘chaise longue’. A rarity!
03-24 19:55
Rush:
YES!
03-24 19:55
Rich in Maine:
guess nobody in cast posted it
03-24 19:56
Rush:
“Long chair”
03-24 19:56
Phil:
WHAT?!
03-24 19:56
Nothere:
Course soimeboidy is gonna grouse after the show pasues for a few minutes then someone explains to the audience why.
03-24 19:56
Barbie Dahl:
Fainting couch…
03-24 19:56
Rush:
Yes!
03-24 19:57
Phil:
That looks like a pheasant feather
03-24 19:58
Barbie Dahl:
Sorry, Phil, missed it.
03-24 19:58
Barbie Dahl:
Waiting for my Shepherds Pie
03-24 19:59
Rush:
Meanwhile, the opera continues….
03-24 20:00
Barbie Dahl:
The show MUST go on!☝🏻
03-24 20:00
MIke in DC:
Love how we can hear the orchestra everywhere in the opera house
03-24 20:00
Rush:
Yes.
03-24 20:00
Godwinshelley:
Lee doing the Mantan job
03-24 20:00
Rich in Maine:
yes GS
03-24 20:00
Rush:
Yes, GS!
03-24 20:01
Barbie Dahl:
Without the dolphin squeals
03-24 20:01
Rush:
03-24 20:01
Barbie Dahl:
🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬
03-24 20:01
Nothere:
<ACKACKACK>
03-24 20:01
Rich in Maine:
cue the fax machine
03-24 20:01
Nothere:
<AARRROOOOOO>
03-24 20:02
Rush:
Then state of the art technology.
Wirephoto.
03-24 20:02
Nothere:
Stand by for smitty.
03-24 20:02
Burt:
Our technology lesson for the movie.
03-24 20:02
Rush:
Forerunner of the faxmachine.
03-24 20:03
Rich in Maine:
So CC is at the newspaper office now?
03-24 20:03
Rush:
Yes, Burt.
03-24 20:03
Phil:
Huh…looks a lot like Boris Karloff
03-24 20:03
Barbie Dahl:
Next week we learn about the Gramaphone, kids!😝
03-24 20:04
Rush:
Yes, he went to the local newspaper office to get that photo!
Presumably it was really close to the theater.
03-24 20:04
Nothere:
Mr. X not Mr. K
03-24 20:04
Barbie Dahl:
Is that the feather, Phil? It looks like a pheasant feather.
03-24 20:05
Phil:
That would be the feather
03-24 20:05
Barbie Dahl:
Not making a good impression, Boris!
03-24 20:06
Rush:
Touching scene here.
In this film we get a good look at Karloff’s range as an actor.
03-24 20:06
Barbie Dahl:
🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶
03-24 20:06
Rush:
Maybe the tragedy wiped out the memory from her mind.
03-24 20:06
Nothere:
Mom abandoned her and was murdered. Dad loony. Lili is having a bad night.
03-24 20:07
Nothere:
Oh wait no Lili is the mom. Whats the daughters name?
03-24 20:08
Rich in Maine:
everyone thinks I am mad!…..can we take a vote ?
03-24 20:09
hounder:
charlie has so much compassion in him.
03-24 20:09
Rush:
Kitty.
03-24 20:09
Barbie Dahl:
When younputbitvTHAT way, everyone WOULD think you’re mad!
03-24 20:09
Nothere:
Sorry Gravelle your not rich enough to be eccentric.
03-24 20:09
Rush:
03-24 20:09
Barbie Dahl:
Charlie understands the parent-child dynamic
03-24 20:09
Nothere:
Kitty. TYSM Rush,.
03-24 20:09
Rush:
03-24 20:10
Rush:
Old Chinese proverb say, “Hsing zhong kong zhu, yuan hsuan wu tu.”
03-24 20:10
Nothere:
Cant argue with that. Or understand it.
03-24 20:11
Rush:
Translation later!
The audience has left…perhaps none the wiser!
03-24 20:11
Barbie Dahl:
“Sing song for two, you can do it!”😝
03-24 20:11
Nothere:
Fur? How did the Commisoner get Lillisa coat?
03-24 20:11
Barbie Dahl:
Nothere 🤣
03-24 20:11
Nothere:
” Sing. Sing a song.
03-24 20:12
Barbie Dahl:
Sing it simple…
03-24 20:12
MIke in DC:
Darker!
03-24 20:13
Barbie Dahl:
There’s none more black, Mike!
03-24 20:13
MIke in DC:
03-24 20:13
Rush:
03-24 20:13
Barbie Dahl:
These go to zero!
I mean, eleven!
03-24 20:14
Barbie Dahl:
That “someone get me outta here” look.
03-24 20:14
MIke in DC:
Interesting conclusion to the scene
03-24 20:15
Barbie Dahl:
Damn trigger happy coppers!
03-24 20:15
Rush:
Yes.
03-24 20:16
Rush:
That was certainly “bring down the curtain” stuff!
03-24 20:17
MIke in DC:
It actually would make a cool modern opera…cops break in and shoot everyone
03-24 20:18
Barbie Dahl:
Because the opera company were international jewel theives!
And then the cops take off their uniforms and go surfing!
03-24 20:18
Rich in Maine:
you are murderess!
03-24 20:18
Nothere:
You bigmouthed stage manager.
03-24 20:18
Barbie Dahl:
*THIEVES
03-24 20:18
Rush:
03-24 20:18
Phil:
WHAT?! a woman muderess?
03-24 20:19
MIke in DC:
THAT is a priceless picture, Rush!
03-24 20:19
Nothere:
Chan hiding facts from the audience. Shameful.
03-24 20:19
Barbie Dahl:
Very kewl! Boo Berry and Frankenberry.
03-24 20:20
Rush:
A meeting of two “monsters”!
03-24 20:20
MIke in DC:
Take her in, Inspector
03-24 20:20
Godwinshelley:
Wasn’t Warner a Werewolf in London?
03-24 20:20
Nothere:
You know those brain curing gunshot wounds.
03-24 20:20
Barbie Dahl:
“Here kitty, kitty!”
03-24 20:20
Rich in Maine:
the bullet cured amnesia! who woulda thunk it
03-24 20:20
Rush:
Yes! That makes THREE!
03-24 20:20
Nothere:
Indeed.
03-24 20:21
Barbie Dahl:
High velocity trepidation, Rich!😝
03-24 20:21
Nothere:
Dr. Yagami the man who actually makes the werewolf of London.
03-24 20:21
Rush:
When fear attack brain, tongue wave distress signal.
03-24 20:22
MIke in DC:
Clue!
03-24 20:22
Barbie Dahl:
*TREPINATION, Rich
03-24 20:22
hounder:
late clue.
03-24 20:22
Rush:
Police escort to the boat to Honolulu!!!
03-24 20:22
Nothere:
Save for next case.
<YEAH>
03-24 20:22
Rush:
“Case now closed.”
03-24 20:22
MIke in DC:
Kashimo lives!
<kids-yeah>
03-24 20:22
Rush:
(applause)
03-24 20:22
Nothere:
Orders!
03-24 20:22
MIke in DC:
One of the best!
03-24 20:22
Rush:
Closing credits…
03-24 20:23
hounder:
thanks for the fun.until next week.
03-24 20:23
Barbie Dahl:
I love this episode. Thank you, Rush, and good night!👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:23
Rush:
And, the end to a GREAT one…yes?
03-24 20:23
tenman:
I was apprehensive about the ending of this movie the first time I saw it, but it’s one of the few ‘happy endings’ in the series.
03-24 20:23
Barbie Dahl:
Nite hounder👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:23
Rich in Maine:
thanks and good night all
03-24 20:23
Burt:
One of the best.
03-24 20:23
Rush:
Well!
TYSM…EVERYONE!
03-24 20:23
Barbie Dahl:
Nite tenman 👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:23
Burt:
Night!
03-24 20:23
Nothere:
Night Hounder Rich
03-24 20:23
tenman:
Nytol!
03-24 20:23
Phil:
I was wrong, it was Frank Conway, not Tom
03-24 20:23
Barbie Dahl:
Nite Burt👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:23
Phil:
Aloha yinz guys
03-24 20:24
Barbie Dahl:
Nite Rich👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:24
Rush:
Remember, IF you think you can make that gathering in August, PLEASE email to: charliechanfamily@yahoo.com!
03-24 20:24
MIke in DC:
Have a great week everyone. See you next week.
03-24 20:24
Barbie Dahl:
Night Phil👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:24
Rush:
I hope that everyone had a good evening here!
Next week: “Charlie Chan at the Olympics”
03-24 20:24
Barbie Dahl:
Good night Mike👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:24
Godwinshelley:
Always fun – and this one is a particular favorite
03-24 20:24
Rush:
Has it really been a YEAR since we last watched that one???
03-24 20:24
Barbie Dahl:
Good night GS👋🏻🤗💜
03-24 20:25
Nothere:
Oh no Rush, Itr was terrible. Horrible. Like Stalter and Waldorf we just keep coming back.
03-24 20:25
Rush:
So…thanak you ALL again…
Take care….
03-24 20:25
Godwinshelley:
Any particular films we should/could watch in Warren?
03-24 20:25
Barbie Dahl:
Night again Rush
03-24 20:25
Rush:
Have a GREAT week!
03-24 20:25
Nothere:
And on that silly note. Night all until I’m nothere again,
03-24 20:25
Rush:
See you next Monday!
Be happy and safe….
03-24 20:25
Godwinshelley:
I have a few DVDs of non-Chan Biggers films – if they are of interest
03-24 20:25
Rush:
NT:
03-24 20:26
Rush:
Of course, NT!
I mean…GS!
Yes.
Always.
03-24 20:26
Godwinshelley:
I’ll see about pulling together a list
03-24 20:27
Rush:
Have a great rest of your evening, BD, NT, and GS….
Okay, GS….
03-24 20:27
Godwinshelley:
Everyone stay safe –
Night
03-24 20:27
Rush:
Sounds good!
Good night….
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